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Practice Task 27 — A limited home budget

Task 5 · Comparing and Persuading — compare two options and persuade a named person to choose one

Speaking Task 5Comparing and PersuadingSPK-T5-27Advanced
60s prepare · 60s speak

You have 60 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak. Compare the two options, choose one, and persuade the other person that your choice is better.

Listen to the task prompt. Two fixed voices: a female examiner and a male situation narrator.

You can renovate the old kitchen or repaint and replace only the appliances. Compare them and persuade your partner.

A limited home budget.

A kitchen stripped for renovation with bare walls, tools and a contractor
Option A: Full kitchen renovation
A person painting kitchen cabinets white beside a new stainless fridge
Option B: Repaint and new appliances

Points to cover

  • • a full renovation adds long-term value
  • • the smaller update costs a fraction
  • • how long you plan to stay

You get 60 seconds to prepare, then 60 seconds to speak. Everything here works offline — no AI needed.

  1. 1. Introduce both options
  2. 2. Compare option A
  3. 3. Compare option B
  4. 4. State your preferred option
  5. 5. Give your strongest reason
  6. 6. Persuade the listener

Sentence template

We have two choices: ___ and ___. The first one is ___, but the drawback is ___. The second one, on the other hand, is ___. Personally, I'd choose ___ because ___. I really think it's the better option for us, so let's go with it.